Meghan Ankle's Character Design

Written by
ChattyFeet Team
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May 18, 2018

The royal wedding is happening and to celebrate, we have decided to share with you the design process for our new character: Meghan Ankle, illustrated by Sam Green. We had to ask Sam some burning questions too so read on!

Meghan Ankle: Versions 1-4

How are you preparing for the Royal Wedding?In the only way I know how, by bowing in complete submission and weeping.

What is your favourite royal etiquette rule?Wearing silly hats at ceremonies.

What makes the creation of an illustrated sock character challenging?Defining the essence of someone's appearance using simplistic shapes is actually very difficult and takes a while to get it right, I think I may have discovered the formula this time though.

How do you identify the characteristics that will make a character recognisable?I try to recognise aspects of the face that are distinctive and then go about interpreting the features by creating simple shapes, but there is no easy solution. You have to create many mistakes before you can identify the correct equation. Some faces have more distinctive qualities that stand out which makes it easier.

Meghan Ankle: Versions 4-8

You have Illustrated both Kate Middle-Toe and Meghan Ankle- which one was more difficult and why?I think Meghan was more difficult, there seemed to be certain nuances in her face which were hard to identify at the beginning, mainly her nose and eyes. In the end a very simple half circle shape was all it needed, but I spent a long time overcomplicating things and was struggling to define her nose in a simple way. I've found that many people resemble certain animals and this is how I try to visualise them, in Meghan's case, she reminded me of a teddy bear so this helped me find a solution.